WASHINGTON: In an audacious raid into the heart of the world’s most oil-rich country, US special forces on Saturday captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores while they were asleep at their home in a military fortress in the early hours of the capital Caracas. Trump administration officials justified the abduction, as...
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‘We are going to run the country’: Trump addresses after Venezuela strike – top quotes
US president Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States would assume control of Venezuela in the immediate aftermath of the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.“We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” Trump said at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club...
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Trump shares first image of captured Maduro; Venezuela president on board US warship – see pic
US President Donald Trump on Saturday shared the first image of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro following his capture by US armed forces during a midnight operation.The picture showed the now-deposed Venezuelan president handcuffed and blindfolded. Maduro’s Last Day As Venezuela President: Trump Strikes After Meeting With Powerful Putin Ally China “Nicolas Maduro on board the...
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Jemimah Rodrigues opens up about playing cricket with period pain: ‘I’m kind of blessed…Sometimes they can’t walk’
Women cricketers not just fight bowlers and fast pitches; they often also battle intense period pain when they step onto the field during that time of the month. In a recent conversation with podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia, Jemimah Rodrigues shared that the pain can be so severe that many of her fellow team members have been...
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EV race: Tesla loses top spot; Chinese rival becomes world’s biggest EV seller
Tesla CEO Elon Musk once laughed at the idea of Chinese automaker BYD becoming a serious rival to Tesla. However, the situation completely turned in 2025. The Shenzhen-based company has now overtaken Tesla to become the world’s largest seller of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). BUD has reported sales of 2.25 million BEVs in 2025, a...
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Indian football: Crisis-hit ISL’s restart in sight; AIFF to announce dates next week
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Mustafizur row: ‘No fault of Shah Rukh’ – 1983 WC hero backs KKR co-owner
Shah Rukh Khan, Mustafizur Rahman Former India cricketer Madan Lal spoke about the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decision to direct Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman and supported actor and KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, saying he had no role in team selection.“This is the decision...
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‘We want our oil back’: Trump’s old video resurfaces as US strikes Venezuela
The United States carried out airstrikes against several targets in Venezuela, including the capital Caracas, and bombed Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira, after which a national emergency was declared in the country.US President Donald Trump claimed that the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Amid the US military action, an old video...
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‘Dragged out of their bedroom’: New details on how US captured Maduro, his wife – where are they now
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were dragged from their bedroom during the overnight US military raid that led to their capture, according to officials briefed on the operation, as cited by CNN.The couple were asleep at their home inside the heavily guarded Ft Tiuna military complex in Caracas when US special...
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‘Never seen anything like it’: Trump describes Maduro’s capture
US President Donald Trump said he watched live as American forces carried out the military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, describing the raid as “like a television show” and signalling that Washington now plans to be “strongly involved” in Venezuela’s oil industry.Speaking in telephone...
